spor

[spɔ̂r]

/[spɔ̂r]/ adj

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The verdict

“spor” is uncommon German (frequency #77,349 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,349
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langsam

Corpus desk

Index DE-spor · spor · German

spor · rank #77,349 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,349
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sportartikel

Nearest frequency peer: Sportartikel (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „spor“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „spor“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spor
PropertyValue
Headwordspor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[spɔ̂r]
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spor“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sporfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sportartikel“ (#77,350), „Spitzenleistung“ (#77,347), „spirits“ (#77,346). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spor“ bei #77,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spor is uncommon German at frequency #77,349 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [spɔ̂r]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "langsam".

No generated misspelling entries exist for spor in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is spor, spelled S-P-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    langsam

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how spor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Puž je sporiji od kornjače.

Synonyms

polak

Antonyms

brz

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spor"?
"spor" is spelled S-P-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [spɔ̂r].
What does "spor" mean?
As an adjective, "spor" means: langsam
How do you pronounce "spor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spor" is [spɔ̂r]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spor" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "spor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stoa#77,375Sikh#77,322sien#77,321sher#77,316

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list